TMS is a system to create and maintain
multilingual thesauri. Its distinct features are the possibility
to modify or create dynamically semantic relation types within
and between thesauri., and the presentation of arbitrary views
of the network with coloured graphs. It thereby is a unique
tool to analyse the logical structure and consistency of thesauri
and one of the best solutions to manage consistently in a distributed
environment a set of correlated terminology resources for classification
and data access.
SIS-TMS consists of a terminology server for integration with heterogeneous
elec-tronic collections, a graphical browser for cataloguers and end-users, and
a tool to cooperatively develop multilingual thesauri. The distinct features
of the TMS are its capability: to develop and access multiple thesauri and their
interrelations; to create any relevant view thereon; to specialize dynamically
any kind of relation into new ones; to manage partial releases; and to create
consistent update increments for federated collection databases.
The SIS-TMS graphical user interface allows the unconstraint navigation
within and between different thesauri and the execution of predefined queries
and graphical views to identify concepts for cataloguing or database queries,
to identify translations or equivalent expressions for information access in
heterogeneous environments, and to control the quality and logical consistency
of a system of interlinked thesauri during the development. Configuration tables
allow for localization.
The SIS-TMS server can be integrated in a distributed, heterogeneous environment.
As a central, eventually repeated component, it can replace the cumbersome local
implementation and population of thesaurus management features in collection
databases and library systems, by access through its programmatic interface.
It further allows automatic term expansion and translation in queries to distributed
data sources.
The means provided by SIS-TMS to maintain consistency of equivalence relations
between cooperatively developed thesauri is a unique feature. The SIS-TMS system
is an application of the Semantic
Index System, a general purpose object-oriented semantic network database,
product of ICS-FORTH. Its schema includes the principles of the ISO 2788 and
5964 standards for monolingual and multi-lingual thesauri.
Web-TMS system (greek only)
For more information please contact Mr. Christos Georgis <georgisΑΤics.forth.gr> |
